The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-01
DURING THE WEEK.
The Weeks Synopsis of General
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Tuesday, October 25.-A fire occurred at Petro
leuln, w. Va destroying S. WColward's valuable
OIL plant, causing considerable loss.....The Manis-
zee Lumber company, on the east side of Manistee
lake, Michigan, destroyed by fire, together with
luur million feet of lumber, entang loss of $780,,
Observation-Disclosures new eases and two deaths from
yellow fever occurred in Tampa. The weather is
warm ana very uniavorable for any abatement in
me ravages of the disease....A dispatch from Bal
moral castle announces that Princess Beatrice wife
OF Prince Henry of Batenburg, has given birth to
uaushterAll the wires in the Offices of the Balti-
more and Ohio Telegraph company have been
taken out, and the lines of the Baltimore and Ohio
company have ceased to do tu3iness....T sale in
the OXana hotel was robbed of Si00.....Augusta has
received 79903 bales of cotton to date, the largest
amount ever received before up to this time.
IN THE CITY-A street car driver named Powers
was quite seriously hurt while attempting to step
from one car to another while they We're in motion.
lie was picked up in an unconscious condition. and
1t was found that his collar bone and two ribs were
broken......1he boys high school building, situated
on the corner of Mitchell and Washington streets,
was discovered to be on fire, and the alarm was
turned in and responded to by the Ere department,
which succeeded in putting out the fire; not, how
ever, before considerable damage was done to the
building. Under one corner OF the house n torch of
pine was found, which showed it to be the work of
an incendiary.. Governor Gordon has arrived at
decision in the convict lease case, but is not yet
ready to make it public, but it is said that he will
90 so L n few dayS...,A man named Malone, who
runs wine room on Alabama street., had eighty
dollars stolen from his money drawer by two little
negro boys whom he had employed. .,. Edward
Ford, who lives at No 1902 Fair street. found young
baby on his doorstep in u market basket...The
gang of pickpotkets who were arrested in Atlanta
during the Piedmont exposition under the leader
ship of the notorious John Cannon, have been
released puet md air
photographs taken for future reference In the pos
session of one of them was found tho diamond pin
stolen from the Richmond, Ind, gentleman.
Wednesday, October 2G.--Jasper Duncan, u
murderer confined in Jail in Hot Springs, Ark,
shot and instantly killed by the sheriff While trying
to effect an escape. George Deburger, street
driver in indianapolis, was assaulted by two men
and received two severe cuts on his head, from
which he died in a few hours. Mrs, Lizzie Adams
killed by an Italian in Pittsburg while the
was attempting to thrash garig of hoodlums who
were tormenting him He whipped out his knife
and made n murderous blow at one of the boys
when Mrs. Adams came along, just in time to re-
ceiye the thrust intended for the boy, and died in
few moments. Mrs John Daily, bride of two
weeks committed suicide in McCook, Nebraska, by
shooting herself VI il n revolver...At 1ronton,
Ohio battery of sixteen boilers in the Lawrence
iron works exploded, Killing four men and wound
ing twenty persons Parts of the boilers were blown
half mile away .....Two-thirls of the town of
Spencer, Roane county, W. Va was destroyed by
fre...... Thirteen new cases and three deaths from
yellow fever occurred at Tampa 49,. Henry l.. Jones'
a farmer, of Isle OF Wight county, Va, shot and
instantly killed William SaddleT, white farm hand
employed by him. over atrifling matter. thresh-
ing engine exploded while ut work near EllendOle,
Dakota, killing two men outright and fatally iniur.
ing three others"...The French steamer Hindoostan
burned together with three thousand tons of mer-
chandise which she had on board. Stanton, Va,
was visited by severe snow storm. Judge J. N.
Frazier, of Nashville died at the residence of his
son, j. b. Frazier, in Chattanooga from pneumonia
He was criminal judge of the Nashville district in
1867, at which time tie Independent republicans
ard democrats deserted the Brownow legislature
The Legislators were arrested, but sued out writ of
habeas corpus before Judge Frazier, who released
them. He was hnpeached for this act.
IL THE CGTY-Rev, Sam Jones is having his gospel
tent enlarged, 50 that it viii hold two thousand
more people than ii now does....Mr Wilson and
Mr.. Dykeman, who were injured in the Airline
railroad accident, have returned to the city having
sufficiently recovered from their injuries rs 10 be
moved...Mr. Walker, Woollols lawyer, says that
his clients trial viii occur next month Two
negroes became engaged In a row on the corner of
Calhoun and Baker Streets in which one of the
belligerents, William Griffin, used his knife with
serious results the person of his adversary II Is
thought that he cannot live.. Maggie Tate u negro
woman, dropped dead while preparing supper for
the family she cooked for ON West Harris street.
She was apparently in her usual good health few
minutes before she died. The coroner rendered n
verdict of heart disease ...John Cannon the leader
of the gang of picpockets who were arrested, pho
tographed and turned loose, arrested before he
had chance of leaving the city, on telegram from
the chief of police of Nashville Tenn. He is wanted
in Nashville for 'ifting' a fine gold watch from a
gentleman in that city,, Colonel Tom Howard
one of the best known men in Georgia, is living at
the point Of death from the effects Of stroke of
paralysis. Colonel Howard lives in Kirkwood and
on Sunday evening was sitting In his room talking
with his wife, when he told TINT lady that he felt
peculiar numbness in his left hand, which was the
forerunner Of the raraytc stroke which struck him
a few moments later He is poweress ana speech.
less from the Shock and although the best medical
aid that can be secured is attendant upon him. it is
extremely doubtful if he survives the attack owing
in great measure to his extreme age being now in
his seventy second year. This Is the second attack
from paralysis that Colonel Howard has received
and he has thousands of friends in Georgia who
sincerely trust That inc may recover from his present
precarious condition.